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ODE TO LINCOLN. 


Illustrious Lincoln ! Freedom’s changeless friend ! 

Thy fame will never fade away, 

While men prize honor, liberty and truth , 

And they to worth can homage pay ; 

While on thy tomb, thy countrymen shall strew 
The precious flowers of gratitude, 

And kindness loves to crown the brows of those 
Who nobly labor to do good. 

What dark and troublous times thy name recalls ! 

What telling sacrifices, grand, 

Made by brave Patriotism’s friends, to save 
The Union of they native land : 

When dimly shone the brilliant star cf hope, 

And fear and danger bred unrest; 

When War’s unholy carnage misery caused 
For those who strove to do their best! 

To all who now are free from Slavery's chains, 

To thee can ne’er ungrateful be, 

But, everywhere , thy honored name revere — 

That stands for sacred liberty ; 

Aye, all who in the betterment of man 
A lively interest love to take ; 

To all who choose to honor noble lives, 

And Justice’ cause would ne’er forsake. 

Thy efforts in behalf of the oppressed, 

Will long appreciated be 
By those who strive to benefit mankind 
And battle for humanity ; 

Thy words of wisdom and thy noble deeds 
Will coming generations bless. 

Because, in life, thou never failed to be 
A follower of righteousness. 

A martyr to sweet Freedom’s cherished cause 
It was, alas ! thy lot to be; 

A victim of Assassination’s ire 

When proud Success was honoring thee ; 

Still, as the wheels of time move on, thy fame 
And glorious record brighter shine, 

As ’round thy brow thy grateful countrymen 
T he fadeless leaves of memory twine. 

George Washington Nims. 


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(Copyright, 1895, by S. S. McClure Co., courtesy of McClure’s Magazine.) 

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